Is there a risk from not using GE animals?

Transgenic Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-361

  Murray, James D ^a   Maga, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; TRENDS;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77949766625     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-009-9341-5     Document Type: Review

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